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biodiversity

George McGavin will be at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ Live 2019

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'What have insects ever done for us,' asks George McGavin

Insects hold the key to our survival and we need to realise this before it’s too late, entomologist George McGavin will argue at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ Live next month

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A lone tree

Environment

Why are countries failing on their promise to stop deforestation?

Analysis

Earth from space

Earth

Planet Earth has 9 safety limits and we’ve already exceeded 4 of them

Features

Alexander von Humboldt

People in Science

Alexander von Humboldt

Cheffois quarry

Life

Forget pristine habitats - for biodiversity save abandoned quarries

Features

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Life

Marine life is still struggling after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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wasps

Life

Save the planet by reimagining your back garden as an exotic jungle

Culture

Cleared forest (orange) and cattle ranches (light green) around the Juruena River in Brazil

Environment

Deforestation in Brazil has rocketed since Bolsonaro became president

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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

swallowtail butterfly

Environment

Butterfly numbers fell by one-third in the US over past two decades

Butterfly numbers have dropped by one-third in the US over 20 years because of climate change and habitat destruction – and other insects may be declining too

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Environment

Wetland conservation is a key part of saving Earth’s ecosystems

Culture

Technology

Claire Burke on using thermal drone tech to protect orangutans

Regulars

Life

Beavers, nature’s master engineers, may run wild in Wales again

Regulars

Environment

The average animal will be 10 per cent smaller in the next century

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